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THE SUGAR BEET. 



The albuminoids will form in its place. On the other 

 hand, there can be no doubt, if used in rational quan- 

 tities, the roots will be satisfactory. Pagnoul, Geo. 

 Ville, and others conclude positively that the sugar 

 augments in the beet when the nitric elements dimin- 

 ish; whilst others have made experiments proving the 

 opposite.^ We are convinced that this nitrogen has a 

 bad effect, as beets growing on soils very rich in it are 

 of a bad qualit}^ for manufacturing purposes. This has 

 not been sufficiently understood, and the farmers gene- 

 rally add a new supply ; this produces worse results than 

 if it had been left alone, but fortunately, for the manu- 

 facturer's good, they are now restricted as to the quan- 



' Champignon and Pellet made the following : — 



Second series by the same, as above- 



